Green Roof Parking Lot

Yeah we said it.

Green roof parking lot.

The popularity of green roofs has increased in the united states due to many benefits including reduced energy pollution reduced air pollution and enhanced management of urban runoff. A green roof also known as a rooftop garden is a vegetative layer grown on a rooftop. Green canopy by garis architects spans a community centre trailing planting cascades over the edge of this walkway which was designed by garis architects to shelter a community events space in western malaysia a powerparasol structure above an asu parking lot. Hidden under the green roof soccer field where the southern alberta institute of technology sait trojans play all year is a three.

Ultimately the final design called for a greater focus on the parking lot opting for a series of suspended green roof trays hanging over parking spaces to simulate a shallow creek. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Doi rivers trails and conservation assistance rtca program exit under the national park service the rtca program assists community led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation initiatives. Green parking parking lots are a good place to install green infrastructure that can capture stormwater that would usually flow into the sewer system.

The new 1 25 acre cira green in university city is pretty awesome the city s first elevated park opened to the public today and sits on top of the parking garage of cira centre south brandywine realty s 2 7 million square foot mixed use vertical neighborhood we snapped some shots of cira green this morning when we had the park to ourselves save. Green wall technology improves energy efficiency and aesthetics on parking structures parking garages are a central element in many urban and suburban development projects ensuring lower congestion and greater access to retail housing offices and more. The funding can be used to encourage installation of green infrastructure such as green roofs as part of the weatherization process. Photos by melissa romero.

This new typology for the parking garage could infuse extra green space into the city by elevating a public park to the rooftop while also giving way to a more efficient green roofed structure.